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1.8mn voters dead, 11K untraceable, says ECI

Hindustan Times Haryana

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July 23, 2025

The Election Commission of India (ECI), in a press note issued Tuesday, said that over 5.2 million electors in Bihar were found to be either deceased, permanently shifted, or enrolled at multiple locations, based on preliminary findings from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.

- Vrinda Tulsian

According to data released by the EC, as of June 24, 2025, Bihar had a total of 78.9 million electors. Of these, 90.67% (71.6 million) had submitted their Enumeration Forms (EFs), and 90.37% (71.3 million) had their forms digitised.

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